Deadweight (band)

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Deadweight
OriginSan Francisco, California
Genres Alternative rock
Years active1994 - 2005
MembersBen Barnes - electric violin and vocals
Sam Bass - electric cello
Paulo Baldi - drums

Deadweight was an alternative rock trio from San Francisco, California. Members included Ben Barnes (electric violin and vocals), Sam Bass (electric cello) and Paulo Baldi (drums). Deadweight began as a duo of Barnes and Bass, who were graduates of San Francisco Conservatory of Music, later joined by Baldi. [1]

Their first demo (1994) was produced by Jason Newsted of Metallica. [1] Deadweight has toured both nationally and internationally and has opened for Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade. [2] Deadweight's third album, Stroking the Moon (2003), was released on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label. Playing the violin and cello through a variety of guitar effects, [2] their studio recorded material is hard rock. Live performances display an eclecticism that has conjured a variety of descriptions by critics. Examples include, "(howling) like something out of Beethoven's most twisted hallucinations," [3] "Eastern European Gypsy songs sung in the back of a big rig driven across tornado country by the ghost of the Marlboro Man" [4] and "Charlie Daniels in hell playing a combination of Bartok and Zeppelin." [5] Barnes has stated both Jimmy Page and Charlie Daniels are influences for their sound. [2] Deadweight were winners of the SF Weekly's 1998 Wammy award for the category of "Beyond." [6]

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